CVE-2022-25878
Prototype Pollution
The package protobufjs before 6.11.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution which can allow an attacker to add/modify properties of the Object.prototype. This vulnerability can occur in multiple ways: 1. by providing untrusted user input to util.setProperty or to ReflectionObject.setParsedOption functions 2. by parsing/loading .proto files
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Prototype Pollution
The package protobufjs before 6.11.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution which can allow an attacker to add/modify properties of the Object.prototype. This vulnerability can occur in multiple ways: 1. by providing untrusted user input to util.setProperty or to ReflectionObject.setParsedOption functions 2. by parsing/loading .proto files
- Record
CVE-2022-25878- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3928
The package protobufjs before 6.11.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution which can allow an attacker to add/modify properties of the Object.prototype. This vulnerability can occur in multiple ways: 1. by providing untrusted user input to util.setProperty or to ReflectionObject.setParsedOption functions 2. by parsing/loading .proto files
- Record
EUVD-2022-3928- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g954-5hwp-pp24
Prototype Pollution in protobufjs
The package protobufjs is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution, which can allow an attacker to add/modify properties of the Object.prototype. Versions after and including 6.10.0 until 6.10.3 and after and including 6.11.0 until 6.11.3 are vulnerable.
This vulnerability can occur in multiple ways:
- by providing untrusted user input to util.setProperty or to ReflectionObject.setParsedOption functions
- by parsing/loading .proto files
- Record
GHSA-g954-5hwp-pp24- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The package protobufjs before 6.11.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution which can allow an attacker to add/modify properties of the Object.prototype. This vulnerability can occur in multiple ways: 1. by providing untrusted user input to util.setProperty or to ReflectionObject.setParsedOption functions 2. by parsing/loading .proto files
- Record
CVE-2022-25878- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Prototype Pollution
The package protobufjs before 6.11.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution which can allow an attacker to add/modify properties of the Object.prototype. This vulnerability can occur in multiple ways: 1. by providing untrusted user input to util.setProperty or to ReflectionObject.setParsedOption functions 2. by parsing/loading .proto files
- Record
CVE-2022-25878- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g954-5hwp-pp24
Prototype Pollution in protobufjs
The package protobufjs is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution, which can allow an attacker to add/modify properties of the Object.prototype. Versions after and including 6.10.0 until 6.10.3 and after and including 6.11.0 until 6.11.3 are vulnerable.
This vulnerability can occur in multiple ways:
- by providing untrusted user input to util.setProperty or to ReflectionObject.setParsedOption functions
- by parsing/loading .proto files
- Record
GHSA-g954-5hwp-pp24- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2022-25878 No score
CVE-2022-25878 in protobufjs - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2022-25878 in the protobufjs package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2022-25878- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
protobufjsnpm |
6.11.0 up to 6.11.3 | 6.11.3 |
protobufjsnpm |
6.10.0 up to 6.10.3 | 6.10.3 |
protobufjsRoot:npm |
before 6.11.2-aikido.1 | 6.11.2-aikido.1 |
@rootio/protobufjsRoot:npm |
before 6.11.2-root.io.1 | 6.11.2-root.io.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-25878 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Protobufjs Project Protobufjs, published May 27, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.33%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in protobufjs 6.11.3.
References
snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PROTOBUFJS-2441248
github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/blob/d13d5d5688052e366aa2e9169f50dfca376b32cf/src/util.js%23L176-L197
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25878